Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021
Start: 2021-10-30
End: 2021-11-08
Location: Germany, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021: 201 records at 193 stations, peak on 4 November 2021. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021 set or tied 201 station records at 193 stations.
It ran from 30 October 2021 to 8 November 2021 (10 days) and its peak day was 4 November 2021.
Status: closed.
Angermunde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.3 mm (1.6 in) on 4 November 2021.
The busiest day was 4 November 2021 with 108 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 116 years.

Footprint

30 October to 8 November 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Angermunde	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	2021-11-04
Potsdam	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2021-11-04
Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2021-11-04
Wittenberg	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	2021-11-04
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2021-11-04
Wiesenburg	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	2021-11-04
Marnitz	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	2021-11-04
Zehdenick	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	2021-11-04
Juterbog	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2021-11-04
Grunow	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2021-11-04
Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	2021-11-04
Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2021-11-04
Szczecin	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2021-11-05
Berlin-Dahlem	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2021-11-04
Genthin	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-04
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2021-11-04
Drewitz Bei Burg	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-04
Berge	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-04
Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2021-11-04
Cottbus	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2021-11-04

Records per Day

Peak day 108

Records set or tied each day from 30 October 2021 to 8 November 2021. The most in one day was 108 on 4 November 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021
Date	Records
2021-10-30	1
2021-10-31	15
2021-11-01	24
2021-11-02	5
2021-11-03	2
2021-11-04	108
2021-11-05	4
2021-11-06	27
2021-11-07	11
2021-11-08	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021 ranked by margin
Berlin-Dahlem, 11-04	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Mehringen, 11-04	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Wiesenburg, 11-04	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
Drewitz Bei Burg, 11-04	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Potsdam, 11-04	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Angermunde, 11-04	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Zehdenick, 11-04	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Juterbog, 11-04	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Wittenberg, 11-04	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Wernigerode, 11-04	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Grunow, 11-04	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord), 11-04	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Cottbus, 11-04	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Genthin, 11-04	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Lindenberg, 11-04	11.2 mm (0.4 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

201 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	115
18	94
9	94
15	92
14	80
20	52
7	111
17	33
13	80
16	31
14	33
11	80
21	55
11	42
24	42
12	36
4	116
18	18
9	52
15	55
3	94
13	52
2	111
12	2
13	5
3	80
7	47
10	31
1	94
16	16
8	84
9	31
21	12
11	55
6	100
10	55
17	12
8	84
6	108
15	31
18	8
26	12
12	63
4	92
14	12
11	32
11	32
10	64
13	4
2	100
13	11
3	92
18	42
9	42
11	26
8	68
7	55
11	31
13	4
13	12
3	83
1	69
6	55
1	92
11	32
14	47
2	87
8	52
6	2
7	2
3	83
11	44
5	36
6	55
13	20
7	5
5	33
2	75
7	52
7	50
6	55
4	30
4	63
1	80
6	42
3	67
5	52
12	23
10	30
4	55
4	50
3	67
14	20
4	63
8	32
12	8
10	20
3	63
3	58
3	50
6	23
2	55
3	62
7	30
8	36
5	36
9	23
7	26
12	18
3	31
2	44
3	10
10	15
1	30
2	42
3	5
7	4
11	12
6	26
6	30
2	16
10	20
7	32
5	31
4	32
10	23
8	8
3	5
0	62
1	55
4	31
2	51
7	30
5	36
4	26
2	10
4	19
1	23
1	42
5	12
1	30
7	7
2	23
12	18
7	26
4	44
2	20
4	23
2	26
6	12
5	23
2	11
3	26
6	8
1	26
7	12
11	16
4	30
4	8
2	36
1	26
1	36
2	11
3	26
1	31
1	26
8	6
2	18
5	8
1	26
1	5
3	4
1	31
8	11
1	19
3	6
3	23
3	15
1	19
1	4
1	24
3	16
2	18
0	11
0	24
1	23
0	22
1	24
1	19
4	8
0	11
1	26
2	12
3	6
3	2
3	11
3	4
1	0
1	6
2	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021 (this event)	201 records

Every Record Set

20 of 201

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 30 October to 8 November 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-11-04	Angermunde	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	115	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-11-04	Potsdam	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	94	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-11-04	Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	94	74 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Wittenberg	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	92	73 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	80	70 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Wiesenburg	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	52	70 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Marnitz	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	111	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Zehdenick	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	33	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Juterbog	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	31	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Grunow	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	33	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	80	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	55	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Berlin-Dahlem	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Genthin	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	36	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-04	Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	116	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-04	Drewitz Bei Burg	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-04	Berge	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-04	Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	55	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-04	Cottbus	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-05	Szczecin	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 201 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	115
18	94
9	94
15	92
14	80
20	52
7	111
17	33
13	80
16	31
14	33
11	80
21	55
11	42
24	42
12	36
4	116
18	18
9	52
15	55
3	94
13	52
2	111
12	2
13	5
3	80
7	47
10	31
1	94
16	16
8	84
9	31
21	12
11	55
6	100
10	55
17	12
8	84
6	108
15	31
18	8
26	12
12	63
4	92
14	12
11	32
11	32
10	64
13	4
2	100
13	11
3	92
18	42
9	42
11	26
8	68
7	55
11	31
13	4
13	12
3	83
1	69
6	55
1	92
11	32
14	47
2	87
8	52
6	2
7	2
3	83
11	44
5	36
6	55
13	20
7	5
5	33
2	75
7	52
7	50
6	55
4	30
4	63
1	80
6	42
3	67
5	52
12	23
10	30
4	55
4	50
3	67
14	20
4	63
8	32
12	8
10	20
3	63
3	58
3	50
6	23
2	55
3	62
7	30
8	36
5	36
9	23
7	26
12	18
3	31
2	44
3	10
10	15
1	30
2	42
3	5
7	4
11	12
6	26
6	30
2	16
10	20
7	32
5	31
4	32
10	23
8	8
3	5
0	62
1	55
4	31
2	51
7	30
5	36
4	26
2	10
4	19
1	23
1	42
5	12
1	30
7	7
2	23
12	18
7	26
4	44
2	20
4	23
2	26
6	12
5	23
2	11
3	26
6	8
1	26
7	12
11	16
4	30
4	8
2	36
1	26
1	36
2	11
3	26
1	31
1	26
8	6
2	18
5	8
1	26
1	5
3	4
1	31
8	11
1	19
3	6
3	23
3	15
1	19
1	4
1	24
3	16
2	18
0	11
0	24
1	23
0	22
1	24
1	19
4	8
0	11
1	26
2	12
3	6
3	2
3	11
3	4
1	0
1	6
2	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	115
18	94
9	94
15	92
14	80
20	52
7	111
17	33
13	80
16	31
14	33
11	80
21	55
11	42
24	42
12	36
4	116
18	18
9	52
15	55
3	94
13	52
2	111
12	2
13	5
3	80
7	47
10	31
1	94
16	16
8	84
9	31
21	12
11	55
6	100
10	55
17	12
8	84
6	108
15	31
18	8
26	12
12	63
4	92
14	12
11	32
11	32
10	64
13	4
2	100
13	11
3	92
18	42
9	42
11	26
8	68
7	55
11	31
13	4
13	12
3	83
1	69
6	55
1	92
11	32
14	47
2	87
8	52
6	2
7	2
3	83
11	44
5	36
6	55
13	20
7	5
5	33
2	75
7	52
7	50
6	55
4	30
4	63
1	80
6	42
3	67
5	52
12	23
10	30
4	55
4	50
3	67
14	20
4	63
8	32
12	8
10	20
3	63
3	58
3	50
6	23
2	55
3	62
7	30
8	36
5	36
9	23
7	26
12	18
3	31
2	44
3	10
10	15
1	30
2	42
3	5
7	4
11	12
6	26
6	30
2	16
10	20
7	32
5	31
4	32
10	23
8	8
3	5
0	62
1	55
4	31
2	51
7	30
5	36
4	26
2	10
4	19
1	23
1	42
5	12
1	30
7	7
2	23
12	18
7	26
4	44
2	20
4	23
2	26
6	12
5	23
2	11
3	26
6	8
1	26
7	12
11	16
4	30
4	8
2	36
1	26
1	36
2	11
3	26
1	31
1	26
8	6
2	18
5	8
1	26
1	5
3	4
1	31
8	11
1	19
3	6
3	23
3	15
1	19
1	4
1	24
3	16
2	18
0	11
0	24
1	23
0	22
1	24
1	19
4	8
0	11
1	26
2	12
3	6
3	2
3	11
3	4
1	0
1	6
2	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	115
18	94
9	94
15	92
14	80
20	52
7	111
17	33
13	80
16	31
14	33
11	80
21	55
11	42
24	42
12	36
4	116
18	18
9	52
15	55
3	94
13	52
2	111
12	2
13	5
3	80
7	47
10	31
1	94
16	16
8	84
9	31
21	12
11	55
6	100
10	55
17	12
8	84
6	108
15	31
18	8
26	12
12	63
4	92
14	12
11	32
11	32
10	64
13	4
2	100
13	11
3	92
18	42
9	42
11	26
8	68
7	55
11	31
13	4
13	12
3	83
1	69
6	55
1	92
11	32
14	47
2	87
8	52
6	2
7	2
3	83
11	44
5	36
6	55
13	20
7	5
5	33
2	75
7	52
7	50
6	55
4	30
4	63
1	80
6	42
3	67
5	52
12	23
10	30
4	55
4	50
3	67
14	20
4	63
8	32
12	8
10	20
3	63
3	58
3	50
6	23
2	55
3	62
7	30
8	36
5	36
9	23
7	26
12	18
3	31
2	44
3	10
10	15
1	30
2	42
3	5
7	4
11	12
6	26
6	30
2	16
10	20
7	32
5	31
4	32
10	23
8	8
3	5
0	62
1	55
4	31
2	51
7	30
5	36
4	26
2	10
4	19
1	23
1	42
5	12
1	30
7	7
2	23
12	18
7	26
4	44
2	20
4	23
2	26
6	12
5	23
2	11
3	26
6	8
1	26
7	12
11	16
4	30
4	8
2	36
1	26
1	36
2	11
3	26
1	31
1	26
8	6
2	18
5	8
1	26
1	5
3	4
1	31
8	11
1	19
3	6
3	23
3	15
1	19
1	4
1	24
3	16
2	18
0	11
0	24
1	23
0	22
1	24
1	19
4	8
0	11
1	26
2	12
3	6
3	2
3	11
3	4
1	0
1	6
2	6